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The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Hildreth the photographer has finished and has ready for sale
 some excellent views of Clifton, ln- cluding splendid photograph of the Arizona Copper company's smelter and works. To those who have relatives and friends in dis tant places these pictures will prove most interesting venir.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

County Treasurer Pomeroy ar rived in Clifton last Monday and is busily engaged in preparations to move his household goods to Solomonville, his future residence.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Seig Weisl was made the re- cipient of a present the past week in the shape of a young eagle, which he has on exhibition at the brick store. It is unnecessary to state that Mir. Weisl devotes the necessary amount of attention to the bird.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Vim. Wright, mine foreman of the Detroit copper company, paid the CLARION office a very welcome visit last Sunday.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27
$. ". PodERoY, Treasurer Graham Co. FRED NJ. NEWELL. Deputy.

Walter Caznau, a man well known in Clifton and vicinity. died in Clifton last Saturday. The deceased came to this camp some five years ago with a party connected with the survey of the Arizona and New Mexico railway. A man of intelligence and educa- tion he drifted into absolute ways and earned q precarious living by playing the violin at different saloons in this and surrounding camps. He became afflicted with disease some two years ago. which, through dissipation and neglect solely, resulted fatally as above stated. Of his family little is known, but his folks are report ed to be we'll off in California, his brother, it is said, holding a posi- ton in the Custom-house at San Francisco. Caznau came down from one of the mining camps some two months ago in destitute cir cumstances. John H. Hovey, with his accustomed liberality, provided him with the room where he died. Deceased was aged about 28 years.
 On account of scarcity of water Col. Ingraham, some three or four weeks ago, was compelled to aban- don his claim at Gold Gulch. Since that time he has been living at Gro. On paying a visit to the Gulch last week the Colonel found that during his absence some mis- creant had broken into his cabin and stolen therefrom everything of value contained therein, including powder, mining impllments. blank cts and some provisions. The ad- ministration of frontier law is none too severe for rascals who indulge in this sort of thievery.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Colonel Egan returned last week from an extended trip, com bining pleasure with business, during which he visited Mexico.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Dr. Adler, formerly of Clifton, suffered slight loss by the fire at Tucson on the 18th inst
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27
Licenses Collected.

I hereby certify that the follow ing is true and correct copy of the statement as filed by the Sher- if, of all licenses collected during the month of June. 1887.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Joe Tanner had a narrow escape from loosing his boarding house at the Longfellow last Wednesday. A fortunate discovery and timely assistance prevented loss and the entire destruction of. the building by fire.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Assistant Superintendent Me Laren, of the A. X \. NJ. railway, left this morning on a visit of in spection of the railway stations.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Last Saturday was pay day at the mines, and the visit of Messrs. Naismith and McVicar, who took up the cash, was a very welcome one to those interested in the event.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

The lower bridge at South Cliff ton should be repaired for the benefit of those who are not anna teur slack wire performers.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

District Judge Barnes has ap- pointed J. T. Fitzgerald Court Commissioner, vice r. J. Bolan resigned.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Alex Torrance of the Long fellow store and Gordie Haggie of the Metcalf, paid visit to Clifton friends Sunday.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

The county officers are in re- ceipt of the new Revised Statutes of the Territory.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

The weather has been rather warm the past week, with little or DO rain.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Superintendent Russell is en- toying a welI-earned vacation with his family at Santa Monica.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Supply-pipes have been laid the past week for the purpose of fur nishing water to the general office of the Arizona Copper Company, the residence of Mir. Calquehoun and Hovey's reservoir. The water will be taken from the big tank above the company's works.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Wm, Wailes, engineer at the Longfellow, pad his respects to the CLARION office last Sun lay.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

A few private accounts were set tied Sunday night.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Yesterday was pay day ct the round house.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

The Stockman mentions the ar rival in Wilcox of Mrs. Susan $. Meek from her fine ranch in the foothills of the Graham noun tains.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27
The mines of the Old Dominion

The mines of the Old Dominion copper company at Globe have lately been examined by an expert in the interest of the directors. While he found in them evidences of great value, he thinks the com panies will not deem it expedient to resume operations while the price or copper is so low and the lack Of transportation facilities en- tail so great an expense in pro ducing the bullion and market ing it.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

According to the revised code a misdemeanor is punishable by i'm prisonment in a county jail not ex- ceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding $500, or by both.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

According to areliable exchange the real estate boom that is said to exist at present in Phenix has af- fected the general public to such an extent that a minister recently gave out his text as Block 1, lot 5, of Mathews addition to the Testa- ment-
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Clifton, the past week, has been suffering from the dullest season of dullness and the deadest degree of deadness which it has exper- fenced this summer. Local items are as scarce as hens teeth.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Hon. D. fl. Ming, wife and family, left Wilcox for California last Wednesday.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

John Gillis of the Longfellow was in town Sunday.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

A carload of horses from the stock ranch of Jones & Ming, num- bering sixteen head, and including H. c. Rockers well-known stallion, King William, was shipped from Wilcox on Thursday in charge of A. R. Lockwood. They are destin- ed for the Los Angeles Market Stockman.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

John NJ. Murphy, one of Clifton's old timers, and a first class mechanic, is in town. He has of late been at Duncan.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Mir. Colwell P. Leitch has leased the NJ W. Stewart residence at Wilcox, and Is engaged in thoroughly renovating the same inside and out. AIr. Leitch in tends to make his permanent home at Wilcox.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Mrs. B. A. Jones has returned from Wilcox to her home in Ara vaipa canyon.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Hildreth, the photographer at North Clifton, has been taking some excellent pictures the past week. We have inspected num- Der which he has finished and pro nounce them frst-class in every respect. As Mir. Hildreth finishes and mounts his own cards, he is Tn position to guarantee every piece of work he does. Next Sunday will be his last day in Clifton.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Residents of South Clifton are having well sunk opposite Yankie's store. The we'll is down about ten feet and a splendid quality of cold water has been struck. When finished it will prove great convenience to the people at the lower end of town.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-27

Dr. Lacy was very handsomely caned last week by Colonel Egan. The stick is handsomely carved piece of coffee wood and came from Mexico.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Carrier Pigeons in War.

Steps have been taken in nearly all Eu-
ropean countries to establish military
communication by means of carrier
pigeons in time of war. England,
France, Germany, Belgium and Italy
have definitely organized military carrier
pigeon services, and some have subsid-
lied the private training establishments
with the right to use the pigeons in war.
This method of communicating origi-
mated in China, or, at least, in the east,
and it was most likely in use by the
ancient Arabians. William of Orange
and Napoleon l. used these messengers
during their wars; but the greatest SER
vice was that rendered in 1870, between
Paris aad Tours.
During the siege of Paris $50, 900 Of
fetal dispatches and about 1.090, 900 pri-
vatc communications, repr; scnting a
money value of about $3S, 900, were con-
veyed by these pigeons. In this case the
messages were reduced by microscopic
photography so that tiny piece Of silk
paper, one and three quarter inches long
by one and onc-quartcr inches wide,
could contain $500 messages of twenty
words each, or 1000 words. The total
dispatch thus arranged weighed at most
less than one-quaricr Of an ounce, and
was secured by IL light thread to the tail
feathers of the pigeon. Upon arrival the
dispatch was removed, enlarged by pho
togranhy and dcciphered. Public Servtce
i..c, i.a0.
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Held on Like Grim Death.

First Omaha Burglar tell you, it's
awful the way things are in New Eng
land, twenty or thirty women to every
man.
Second Omaha Burglar-I suppose so.
All the men have come West.
eyes, that's how it is"
:tDia you get much Doodle therc"'
eyes; but had Il narrow escape once,
I noticed lot of the finest diamonds
you ever saw on Boston girl just going
out of the house to lecture or some
thing, and 1 watched my chance and got
in and hid under her bed. You see, |
was thinkin' she would be so interested
in the lecture she went to that she
wouldn't think to look around for burg
lars, you know"
Eyes"
"But when she came in the first thing
she did was to look under the bed, and
there she saw me-"
''Did she scream or faint?'
"She just grabbed me with both
hands and held on like grim death"
"Eh How did you get away?'
81 explained to her that I was already
married and she let me go."-Omaha
World.
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the low bushes, as the battle gradually
drew nearer to them. But suddenly ne
altered his tactics. When the snakes
head was raised as high above the ground
as the reptile could rear it, the cat les
sened the space between them to very
short springing distance. The snake
was visibly startled, but it viciously
faced it foe. Then the cat, still keeping
at close quarters, began slowly to circle
around. The snake, in its scmi-upright
position, was compelled to twist its body
painfully to follow, for it dare not for
single instant turn its eyes and fangs
from the point of danger. At last It's
form was strained to the utmost, and 1t
could turn no further. This was what
the cat was waiting for.
"With astonishing rapidly the snake
suddenly spun around in the opposite
direction, but the movement of the cat
was yet quicker. With spring like an
arrow from bow it seized the snake by
the back of the neck and the strange
conflict was virtually over. The gopher
coiled itself around its opponents body,
but it could obtain no hold with its
fangs, and as Tom could not be persuaded
to let it go, its struggles soon ceased,
and it lay dead: Then the cat, looking
very much exhausted, crawled to bed.
and was wretchedly sick for couple OF
days.
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AlIicatOr-and-Bnll Fight.

We learn from an observer that a bull
was wading in the edge of the Flint
River swamp last Monday, nipping cane
and keeping cool, when huge alligator
made dash at his nose, but missed a
hold. The bull made fight and prodded
the alligator with his horns. Then COM
mcnced Il fierce and bloody encounter in
the shallow water. The alligator struck
out with his tail and snapped furiously
with his huge jaws, tearing the skin and
flesh in big strip from the bull. The
bull got his horns into the gators sides,
and lifting his carcass s,cd him high
and dry on the ground, and following up
with Il deep below I'll he'd aga upon its
foe. The alligator met him with terri
bic blow of the tail. Knocking off one
hr rn and bringing the bull to his knees.
The other horn got in undcra fore leg OF
the gator, and the 'gaitor getting a
front foot of the bull in its mouth they
became locked, and rolled and tumblcd
fcarfully. They got into the water again,
where after a brief struggl" both expired.
The cntrails of the 'gaitor were pro
truding in several places, while the bull
was nearly stripped of his hide and flesh.
-Sumter (Ga.) Republican.
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ONLY q Brief Interruption.

1t was in one of the stately mansions
of Beacon street, Boston, that our story
opens.
He was declaring his love in language
that only a Boston youth can use, and
even he must be sober.
"Dearest Penelope" he said, eff 1 had
loved you less l could have told you that
1 loved you long ago. i"
But he suddenly stopped. A far away
whither-am-I-d I-drifting look had come over
the girls face, and his heart sank within
him.
"If my words are displeasing to you,
Miss Penelope" he went on in his broken
tones, "if have said what ought not
to say, or you ought not to hear; if
-
"Not at ALL interrupted Penelope,
looking wildly about her, "but 1 have
certainly lost my spcctacles. On, there
they are. Thanks. As you were saying,
Mr.. Waldo York Sun.
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Another Old War Horse.

After the battle of Wilson's Creek, Au-
gust 10, 1861, General Sigel conducted
the retreat of the defeated Union troops,
says q Hamilton, Mo-, correspondent.
In retiring from the field the Generals
horse was wounded by stray mimic ball.
The hurt was not discovered, however,
until the animal fell from exhaustion con-
seouent upon the loss of blood. Mount
ing another horse, General Sigel left the
wounded charger to die. A sutler,
CHANGING to pass that way, made an eX-
animation and found that, though severe,
the wound was only flesh one, and that
the horse, with little attention, would
recover. In q week or two the horse was
able to be reported for duty, but the
shrewd sutler concluded to ship him to
st. Louis, believing private buyers would
pay more for the horse than the Quarter
master. He was sold to r. w. Peay, a
liveryman. He trained the horse to har-
ness and made fine roadster of him. In
1868 Mr.. Peay sold him to his brother, J..
J. Peay, of Bowling Green, Mo-, who
owns him now. The old war horse,
though more than thirty years old, is still
active. His owner recently said: 81
have not had bride on Sigel for three
years. l keep him in the pasture in sum-
mcr and grind his food for him in the
winter Sigcl is full fifteen hands high,
blood bay in color, and has a long silky
name and tail He is the pet of the en-
tire neighborhood. st. Paul Pioneer
Press
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SNAKE STORIES.
LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO
OPHIDIAN LITERATURE.
Killing of a Cow by Coach-"hip
Snake Serpents aHatched
by a Hcn-A Cat and
Snake Fight.

Mcssrs. George and Joseph Holderfeld,
worthy citizens of the thriving town OF
Edgewood, in De Kalb County, Ga, two
and half miles out of the city, gave the
following facts, which seem to corrob-
crate the current belief that the coach
whip snake uses his tail as whip with
fatal effect:
A few days ago a milch COW of widow
residing in an adjoining district broke
her record for promptness in coming
home at night, and the following day
was found in an old field, mile off, dead
by the side of bluff. The upper side
of the bluff was thick mass of
weeds. The cow, upon being
skinned, showed evidences of a
terrible fagellation. The bruised
places were all regular rings around the
body. The widow, imagining that some
body had wantonly beaten her COW to
death, was greatly mortified. The Messrs.
Holdcrfcld did not believe in the idea
entertained by the widow, and began a
thorough investigation. AS they were
moving on to the bluff they came across
negro man, VINO eHclallleu Doss'
you better be kcerful how you walk
around that bluff. Dar's snake there
that slips up on a feller, and he's a
crowder." They had scarcely reached
the bluff before they spied the head of a
snake peering over the weeds, darting his
tongue out with lightning-like rapidity,
and his eyes sparkling with rage. They
quickly, however, dispatched his snake
ship, and it proved to be coachwhip
nine feet long by actual measurement.
His tail was plated like whip, but the
end was as completely frazzlcd out as
buggy whip after several years constant
use. 1t was evident that it had been used
but short time before. These gentle
men were unanimously of the opinion
that the cow had been whipped to death
by the snake, and as a jury of inquest so
rendered veriict.-Atlanta (Ga.) Con-
stituti0n.
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Points on Memory.

"Memory can be cultivated, of course,
but q great deal of nonsense is written
about the so-called art of mnemonics, "
said professor of philosophy. "There
are different kinds of memory, to be
be sure, and all susceptible to improve.
ment by constant practice. But as rule
a mans memory is strongest when follow
ing the particular bent of his occupation.
General Grant had fine memory as to
persons. Once reporter met him in
San Francisco and had just few words
with him. Five years afterwards he met
him in Washington. The General said :
Yes, remember you, and called him by
name, Outside of this his memory was
not extraordinary.
"There are many freak memories,
as I call them. They are in an abnormal
condition. of course, and strong only in
one direction. The boy who takes the
guests hat at the b tel as he goes in to
dine and remembers to give back the right
hat has no freak memory, bnt simply
one he has acquired by practice. Clerk
Carr, of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, remem-
bercd q California banker he had not
seen for forty years. The banker did
not recognize him, and asked if he knew a
Mr.. Carr clcrking in the hotel. The reply
was: yes, 1 am hc.' Then the banker
said: 81 will stake great deal that you
not know me- Mr.. Carr Immediately
called him by name. Mr.. Cars memo.
ry, outside of names and faces, is not ex-
traordinary. Ex-Gov. Charles Foster,
when Governor of Ohio, remembered
the name of every county officer through.
out the State He now remmebers where
every gas we'll in the United States is
situated and its daily output. Thomas
NJ. Nichol knows by rote nearly every
message that President Lincoln sent to
the Senate. ."-New York Mail and E1-
DJeSS
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Tn n Venezuelan Market.

Going ashore early, before sunrise,
our first visit was made to the market
place to see what Maracaibans live upon.
\ better and a cheaper market would be
hard to find. Excellent beef, goat, pork
and fowls averaged 10 cents pound, and
all varieties of tropical fruits abounded
at corresponding prices. Tied together
in punches were great green lizards, two
or three feet long, with brown warts all
over them, and vicious black beads of
eyes. They snapped at us like dogs as
we passed, and when teascd with stick,
ctung to it like bull terriers. These were
iguanas, whose delicious white flesh IS
eagerly eaten by all classes. 1t tastes like
chicken, but is more delicate. Of course
considerable hunger would be needed to
make them appetizing to stranger who
should recognize them in stew. Farther
on, an animal with head and tail like
rat, feet like an alligator, and coat of
arms like an ironclad man-of-war, was
tied to post. Upon receiving poke it
rolled itself promptly into a ball, head
and all being quite covered by its plates,
and thus defied further attack. This
was an armadillo, also a tidbit when
properly stewed or roasted.-Amer1ean
JfrG0sj8e
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A Room Lined with Bank Notes.

One of the milionaircs of St. Peters
burg, Russia, has smoking room in Il
residence which he has recently built,
which is at once the most expensive and
unique apartment in the Russian Empire.
The furnishings of this room, although
rich and handsome, are rather simple
than otherwise, the expense and beauty
being il the walls and ceiling, which are
litcrallf lined with European bank notes.
The ceiling instead of being a mass OF
white. crucifying to the artistic sense, IS
composed of a profuslon OF Austrian
notes grouped with marvelously pleasing
effect about ten-tlorin bank note. The
walls are adorned with French, English,
Italian, and Russian bank notes, COM
posed in most charming designs. Many
distinguished guests from all parts of the
world have been admitted to this curious
room.
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Making Slate Pencils.

In the northwestern part of the town
of Castleton, Rutland County, VT, IS the
only mandatory in the United States OF
slate pencils. The stone rs it comes
from the quarry is first sawed into blocks
from four to seven inches wide, accord
ing to the length desired for the pencils:
These are split quite easily with chisel
into slabs little thicker than the finished
pencils-say Sic of an inch. These are
passed through planning machine and
over an emery belt to make them fiat,
smooth, and of q uniform thickness of
about 3-16 of an inch. Next they are
pushed into the jaws of "crocodile, "
which consists of pair of steel plates,
in the under one of which are six rows
of curved knives, each set so as to cut a
little deeper than the one that went be-
fore it. These plow out parallel grooves
half way through the slab, which man
then turns and lays on q steel plate, hav-
ind ridges which just fit these grooves.
This slides back under the six rows of
teeth of second crocodile lying in wait
alongside, which cuts the grooves on the
other side, and leaves the pencils side by
side. Lastly, they are broken and rolled
off for an instant, to point them upon an
emery belt. A man can give this last
touch to about 5000 in a day. The
average daily output is about 80, 900, and
the mill gives employment to some
twenty-five hands. The old plan was to
saw out square pencils from the slab one
bv one. These were boxed and dis
tributed among poor families, who whit
tied them round by hand at from quar-
ter to half a dollar per thousand.-P0t-
tery and GlGssDars Reporter.
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A Surnrisinr RcccDtion.

Book Agcnt-"I am offering to the
public q new work, the Encyclopedia
Universal, Eternal, only five"
Omaha Man-''Come in, sir. Don't
stand there in the hot SUM-"
'I-I guess you didn't understand. I
am selling"
"Certainly. There, take that seat by
the window. I am delighted to see
you."
''Permit me to 'xp!ain. This book,
glorious work. is complete in forty-five
volumes, at s. volume, and am the
agent for it."
II am sorry you brought only one
volume. Can you get the rest soon"
Oh, yes, but"
''By the way. there's the bell. Stay
to dinner, won't you?'
Ell beg pardon. This is very
strange. Am l awake or dreaming?"
Yes, the house don't look very pretty,
does it2 You see, this is u private
lunatic asylum, and l am one of the
patients. omaha World